Improvement in draft-devices for three horses



0. W. JONES.

Draft Device for Three Horses.

No. 111,944. Patented Feb. 21, 1871.

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Letters Patent No. 111,944, dated February 21,1871.

IMPROVEMENT-IN DRAFT-DEVICES FOR THREE HORSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and ma1n'ng part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, OWEN W. J onus, of Columbus, in the county ofColumbia, in the State of Wissin, have invented a new and Improved Modeof Draft for Three Horses; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full and exact description thereof, reference being made and had tothe accompanying drawing, and to the figures of reference markedthereon.

The nature of my invention consists in equalizing the draft for threehorses abreast for plowing, mow ing, thrashing, or any other place wherethree horses may be used as above described, abreast, the outside horsesto be attached to long evener No. 1, in the accompanying drawing, thecenter horse to be attached to N0. 9 hook in drawing.

Equalizing attachment for three horses.

No. 9, draft-hook for the center horse.

10, bolt. 11, plow-beam. 12, drawing-rod. 13, draft attachment tostandard of plow. 14, nuts on draft-rod.

No. No. No. No. No.

No.1, evener attached to N0. 5, short draft-rods,

by N o. 6, eye-bolt.

No. 5, short draft-rods attached to No. 3, equalizing-bars.

No. 3, equalizing-bars, attached-to No. 2, clevis-bar,

by c1evis-bolt,No. 7.

Eye of No. 12, drawing-rod, attached to No. 7, cicvis.

No. 12, drawing-rod attached to No. 13, draft at tachment, and held byNo. 14, nuts. By nuts 14 drawing-rod can be lengthened or shortened, toaccommodate length of plow-beam, the whole draft depending on rod N o.12; and relieving beam of strain,

the whole draft being on standard of plow.

No. 7 clevis, can be moved to the right or left, to gauge width ofthefurrow, and for two or three horses.

The drawing is represented for three horses.

As is now represented, the oif horse travels in the furrow, the other onland side.

Nos. 11 and 8, side drawing, representside view of plow-beam andclevis-bar ears.

No. 2, clevis-bar, can be moved, by means of bolt

